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sports world DETROIT FREE PRESSMONDAY, JAN. 4, 1988 2D Vliami, Florida State finish 1-2 in polls; MSU stays eighth "Final UPI Poll' Final AP Poll votes In parentheses, Listed with frrst-plac Lilted wllh Brit-place vein In pannthnm, nurds, points and final regular-season ranking. regular-season ranking. records, points ina imai w-l-t pts last I -T. last 12-0-0 1,140 11-1-0 1,071 11-1-0 1,000 11-0-1 946 064 825 795 I.

Miami (Fla.) (57) Florida Stat 3. Oklahoma 4. Svracusa 5. Louisiana Slate t. Nebraska 7.

Auburn I. Michigan Stat 9. UCLA 10. Texas A8.M II. Oklahoma Slate 12.

Clemson 13. Georgia 14. Tennessee 15. South Carolina 16. Iowa 17.

Notre Dame 11. Southern Cat I. Michigan 20. Arliona Slate w-l-t 12-0-0 11-0-1 10-1-1 10-2-0 9-1-2 f-2-1 10-2-0 10-2-0 10-2-0 10-2-0 10-2-1 9- 3-0 0- 4-0 10- 3-0 8-4-0 1- 4-0 7- 5-0 8- 4-0 1. Miami (471 2.

Florida State 1 Oklehoma 4. 5. Louisiana Slate 6. Nebraska 7. Auburn I.

Michigan Stat 9. Texas 10. Clemson II. UCLA 12. Oklahoma State 13.

Tennessee 14. Georgia 15. South Carolina 15. Iowa 17. Southern Cal 11.

Michigan 19. Texas 20. Indiana 10-1-1 10-2-0 M-2 9- 2-1 10- 2-0 10-2-0 10-2-0 10-2-0 9-3-0 10-2-1 8-4-0 10-3-0 0- 4-0 1- 4-0 1-4-0 7-4-1 76S 641 629 542 537 473 379 306 296 219 ISO 137 48 I The Miami Hurricanes, the nation's only! 12-0 team, were a unanimous choice In the Associated Press and United Press International polls for the national championship Sunday following a 20-14 victory over No. 1-ranked Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. The Hurricanes, who had been ranked No.

2, were No. 1 on all 57 ballots and received a perfect score of 1,140 points from a nationwide panel of sports writers and sportscasters. Miami was also No. 1 on the UPI poll, which is voted on by college coaches. Florida State 1 1-1 which defeated Nebraska, 31-28, in the Fiesta Bowl, moved up from third place to second with 1,071 points in the AP poll.

Seminoles' only loss was to Miami, 26-25, on Oct. 3 when a two-point conversion pass in the final minute failed. -It was Miami's second national championship. The other one came in 1983 under coach Howard Schnellen-berger. Michigan State remained No.

8 in both polls by defeating Southern California in the Rose Bowl, 20-17. Michi- from the stands. Shriver later teamed with Betsy Nagelsen to win the doubles final against West German Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Czechoslovak Helena Su-kova, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2. Olympics: Czechoslovakia's sports chief said In a radio interview that the country's national team would compete In the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, although no official decision has yet been taken. Antonin Himl said that he was "convinced we will go to the Olympic Games." Hungary and East Germany announced last month that they would take part in the Seoul Olympics, becoming the first East bloc countries to do so.

Communist North Korea has threatened to lead a boycott of the Games if South Korea refuses to co-host the event, Skiing: Mattl Nykaenen of Finland jumped more than 100 meters on both his tries, strengthening his lead in the World Cup jumping standings in the third leg of the Four Hills tournament in Innsbruck, Austria. He earned whole court against him because he is so fast." Top seed Pam Shrlver outlasted Jana Novotna of Czechoslovakia, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-4), and won the $162,000 Women's Classic In 90-degree temperatures in Brisbane, Australia. Shri-ver, the world's fourth-ranked player, needed almost two hours to capture the title. Shriver, who had breezed past early-round opponents, was forced to save four set points in a tense first-set tiebreaker before clinching it, 8-6. The American then broke Novotna twice when she was serving for the second set.

"It was just one of those matches when you have to hang in there," Shriver said. "I came up with good shots when I had to, and I was always positive." Novotna was ahead, 6-2, in the first-set tiebreaker when she committed a foot fault and then double-faulted. With Novotna serving for the set at 6-5, Shriver appealed to the umpire to halt play to enable a woman spectator overcome by the heat to be carried gan, which beat Alabama, 28-24, in the Hall of Fame Bowl Saturday, was voted 19th in the AP poll and 18 in the UPI rankings. More college football: the 1989 Cotton Bowl will not be played on New Year's Day for the eighth time in 53 years. The game will be moved to Jan.

2 because New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, and the bowl's directors did not want to compete with the NFL playoffs. Tennis: Sixth-seeded Ramesh Krishnan of India beat No. 4 Andrei Chesnokov of the Soviet Union, 6-7 (7-9), 6-0, 6-4, 6-3, and won the New Zealand Open In Wellington. Krishnan needed 2 hours and 45 minutes to win the sixth title of his career. "I thought I played well throughout the final," said Krishnan, who is 3-0 against Chesnokov.

"I was trying to be consistent because he makes you work for every point. You have to use the Other receiving votes: Texas 36, Indiana 33, Pittsburgh 31, Wyoming 28, Penn State 26, Eastern Michigan 18, Alabama 17, Arkansas 7, Virginia 5, San Jose Stale 3, Florida 2, West Virginia 2, Ohio Stale 1. Others receiving votes: Alabama, Arliona Slate, Arkansas, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn Stale, Pittsburgh, Wyoming. Angeles. Nunn, 28-0 with 18 knockouts, dominated the bout, often keeping the" challenger pinned to the ropes with a onslaught of body punches.

The judges scored it 120-106, 120-108 and 119-108 for Nunn. Watts, of Pleasant-ville, N.J., fell to 17-4. Compiled by Rick Taylor 220 points on leaps of 354 and 348 feet. Runner-up Andreas Bauer of West Germany notched 197.5 points, after jumps of 351 and 315 feet. Boxing: Undefeated Michael Nunn defended his NABF middleweight crown with a unanimous 12-round decision over Kevin Watts at Los Schembechler and Moeller plan for 1988 that finished fourth in the Big Ten.

The good news is, nine starters return on offense. The bad news, though, is that the two starters leaving are All-America tackle Jumbo Elliott and Morris. Elliott leaves as the king of flattening blocks and Morris as Michigan's all-time leading rusher. Morris rushed for 234 yards and three touchdowns Saturday. During the season, he was 38 percent of U-M's Southern hospitality: Moeller said good weather and southern hospitality were the best parts of the Hall of Fame Bowl, But he said there were minor administration problems.

Other than that, everything was dandy. "This has been an outstanding bowl," he said. "I've already said I would recommend it to anyone. They were so nice to us, and they had a trooper staying In our hotel and they'd take you anywhere. That makes you feel important to have him in the hotel." Can Michigan come back from a season filled with injury and despair and return to the team of yesteryear? The 8-4 season was disappointing, considering that U-M had won or shared 1 1 Big Ten titles in Schembechler's 18 previous seasons.

"We expect to be back," Moeller said. "We are not going down the barrel. We do not feel our program is going down," It's not likely the Wolverines will go through another season so filled with injuries (21) and turnovers (30). It should be a better team than the one U-M, from Page 1D Those who return believe the victory should carry over through spring practice. "I think it will," said Allen Jefferson, the favorite to replace Jamie Morris at tailback.

"We've got a lot of guys back This game was an incentive to show that we can come back and be ready." "We proved through all that has happened that we can come back," quarterback Michael Taylor said. "We've been down, but we can come back." 'XirjElfMS Basketball Sooners booming up the score Three teams in the country average more points a game than the University of Oklahoma basketball team the Denver Nuggets, the Pistons and Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. "When we get it rolling," coach Billy Tubbs said of his 1 2-0 squad, "it's fun to watch." Not for the opposition. Oklahoma, with a collection of versatile athletes who apply defensive pressure for 40 minutes and rarely walk the ball up court, is averaging a whopping 116.7 points a game to lead the NCAA. Opponents have averaged 77.7 against the Sooners.

Scoring points is not a novelty at Oklahoma. The Sooners were third in the country in that category last year. Other than the increase in points, the difference this season is the way the players blend into the system. The main pieces of the puzzle are the guards who ignite the attack: Mookie Blaylock, the point man, and Ricky Grace. The two played together at Midland College, a junior college in Texas, two years ago and have successfully transferred their act to Oklahoma.

Harvey Grant, a 6-foot-9 forward who leads the team in scoring (23.8 points a game) and rebounding (12.3), heads a frontline that glides up and down the court with ease. WEEK'S SP I Slrul Masic'" Sportspeak fires.ones offense. His replacement has big shoes to fill. But Tony Boles, Tracy Williams and Jefferson have the talent. "If our young backs haven't learned anything by watching Jamie Morris, then they have not been paying attention," Moeller said.

Linemen John Vitale, Michael Dames, Mike Husar and Tom Dohring return, among others. U-M alternated Brown and Taylor at quarterback against Alabama, and there may be more of that next season. Schembechler and Moeller talked about It following the Wolverines' loss to Ohio State. Moeller told his players last Monday they would alternate. Taylor is a better option quarterback and reads defenses well.

He is at his best when Michigan runs from the wishbone, a formation it is likely to use just as much next season. Brown has the stronger arm, but had trouble reading defenses although he has improved. He can lead the team downfield in clutch situations. "It's a possibility for the future," Moeller said during a Sunday press conference at the team hotel on Harbour Island. "When you have two different styles, it confuses the defense." But that is far from being etched in stone.

U-M coaches are high on freshman Eric Bush. And don't forget that Wilbur Odom broke Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tommy Kramer's Texas high school career passing record with 6,085 yards. Michigan has five quarterbacks. One is likely to be moved to the secondary, along with a wide receiver. The Wolverines lose Doug Mallory, Erik Campbell and Allen Bishop from a secondary that didn't play all that well this season.

Finding more defensive backs particularly cornerbacks is a major concern. Vada Murray is expected to step in at free safety and David Key, David Arnold and Sean LaFountaine at cornerback. The Wolverines are well-stocked with receivers, but Kolesar probably won't be switched because next season Is his final one. Still, Michigan should be a good defensive team if returning linebackers recover from injuries. The injury list was so long at linebacker that the Wolverines abandoned their 3-4 look and switched to a 4-3 because of i I I I (Viuii vehicles.

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The Wolverines' defensive front should be strong because Mark Messner returns for his fifth season. Notebook: Some U-M players and coaches spent Sunday afternoon at Disney World and Epcot Center in Orlando. Players have more free time today. Their charter flight won't leave until 7:30 p.m. and will arrive at Metro Airport's international terminal at 10 p.m.

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